Show HN: Bastardica – Create bastard web fonts

Category: devtools

Tags: font-generation, opentype, web-tool, typography, creative-tools

Score: 5.3/10 (Innovation: 6, Technical: 6, Documentation: 5, Utility: 4)

Bastardica is a web tool for creating 'bastard' web fonts by mixing glyphs from multiple fonts using OpenType ligature substitutions. It allows users to combine Google Fonts and other free fonts with configurable strides, producing normal OpenType fonts that work in browsers and design tools. The project is interesting for its creative use of font shaping features to generate novel typographic effects.

Target audience: designers, frontend developers, typography enthusiasts

Repository: https://bastardica.mitpit.com

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